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caller: i was calling about the obama care and about our deficit in the united states. my feeling is that many workers across america have lost their insurance and have gotten lower wages because of companies down sizing or lower profits. our government is broke but we we still pay our government workers very high wages given excellent pay insurance. maybe it's time to decrease their wages and decrease their insurance they have a payment to pay for their insurance like many americans are experiencing across america or do away with insurance like many companies have done across america. guest: it's an interesting point you bring up about people losing their insurance. there say directive for the c.b.o. to count the people losing their health insurance because of obama care. this was something that got democratic and republican to get done in this budget which they are going to try to cap this and see is it happening and how much is it occurring. host: the house approved their 318-1109. or c.r. by 03 republicans and 115 democrats voted rest. john jon tester voted no. so n
caller: i was calling about the obama care and about our deficit in the united states. my feeling is that many workers across america have lost their insurance and have gotten lower wages because of companies down sizing or lower profits. our government is broke but we we still pay our government workers very high wages given excellent pay insurance. maybe it's time to decrease their wages and decrease their insurance they have a payment to pay for their insurance like many americans are...
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those prosecutions have declined, unfortunately, under president obama's presidency. does it concern you, chief, that federal prosecutions per month in 2011 compared to those in 2010, the number of filings went down 7.9% and were down 28.8% from 2006 in federal court. does that concern you? >> i can tell you that in the baltimore police department -- >> i'm asking if those numbers concern you. >> no, because you are not including local prosecutions. i cannot stand here and tell you of a single case in baltimore county where a gun was involved that was not prosecuted. >> are we trying to pass a state or federal law today? it is a federal law we are trying to enforce. and with regard to the crimes of carrying a court -- a firearm during the violence or drug trafficking offense, those prosecutions declined. i would say that, first, we need to make sure we are doing our job. i would also note that although crime is a very important matter, we should never lose our emphasis on bringing down crime. the murder rate in america today is half what it was in 1993. we have made p
those prosecutions have declined, unfortunately, under president obama's presidency. does it concern you, chief, that federal prosecutions per month in 2011 compared to those in 2010, the number of filings went down 7.9% and were down 28.8% from 2006 in federal court. does that concern you? >> i can tell you that in the baltimore police department -- >> i'm asking if those numbers concern you. >> no, because you are not including local prosecutions. i cannot stand here and...
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then there is the obama way. find the enemies, hunt them down without having to invade, ockmy and conquer their countries which i don't want america to be in the business of turning every land into wisconsin. >> we have four guys dead. what difference at this point does it make? >> is she here? >> she's not here. she's going to come on later. >> we'll come back to her. >> we'll come back to her. >> i want to thank paul for coming here and thank you all for being nice to paul who is a brave man. i want to thank secretary clinton for gracing us with her presence twice. of course we are the world's police women. it's been left to us because the other so-called world powers are too cheap, morally indirnt or happy to sponge off of us they have neglected their duty to keep some sense of order in the world. we are unwilling to let crazy people run through our neighborhood, yes we are the world's police women. what we are not is the world's social worker. so to the extent we take it upon ourselves, the goal or false only
then there is the obama way. find the enemies, hunt them down without having to invade, ockmy and conquer their countries which i don't want america to be in the business of turning every land into wisconsin. >> we have four guys dead. what difference at this point does it make? >> is she here? >> she's not here. she's going to come on later. >> we'll come back to her. >> we'll come back to her. >> i want to thank paul for coming here and thank you all for...
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but i want to know, is this committee of president obama's still in force? would that help me, or should i get a lawyer? being that they have millions of dollars, i think they have a response ability to the wiki my home. host: caller, thank you. don't so all -- so i know about the committee the collar is referring to, but there are a lot of local groups that have been working hard throughout the united states and have mobilized to help individual homeowners as well as neighborhoods in communities. what i would suggest generally if you are in a position where you are in a house and are relying on family and maybe family members are stretched, two, you in touch with some of these local groups, housing counselors, which many communities have, community development organizations, your local chapter of habitat for humanity. you can get in touch with these folks and reach out to these folks and local government. a lot ofime local vernments, local department of community development, will be able to help you -- help get you connected to both services for the moment
but i want to know, is this committee of president obama's still in force? would that help me, or should i get a lawyer? being that they have millions of dollars, i think they have a response ability to the wiki my home. host: caller, thank you. don't so all -- so i know about the committee the collar is referring to, but there are a lot of local groups that have been working hard throughout the united states and have mobilized to help individual homeowners as well as neighborhoods in...
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to 25 and the other candidate, president obama, the proposed to lower the top corporate racks rate to 25%. -- to 28%. it was a strong bipartisan effort in lowering the tax -- the corporate tax rate primarily because of reasons of international competitiveness. the united states is quite out of line with much of the rest of the world about what our tax rate is. on the other hand, we are also out of line on how generous our tax breaks are. what president obama has proposed in broad terms is a rolling back corporate tax breaks as a way to help pay for lowering the top rate. does -- it is something that dave camp and others have in congress have raised for their role is issues about how far we can go and rolling back tax breaks when companies and businesses know that what you are trying to do and different businesses have different opinions. the political discussion has primarily been a round revenue- neutral business or corporate tax reform in which rolling back the tax breaks would be a pay for to bring the top rate down. >> do you think there is a way we can do corporate reform in this
to 25 and the other candidate, president obama, the proposed to lower the top corporate racks rate to 25%. -- to 28%. it was a strong bipartisan effort in lowering the tax -- the corporate tax rate primarily because of reasons of international competitiveness. the united states is quite out of line with much of the rest of the world about what our tax rate is. on the other hand, we are also out of line on how generous our tax breaks are. what president obama has proposed in broad terms is a...
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both sides have stood down on that little bit. it does not look like that is going to be the big battle that some first thought it would be. one of the reasons is that president obama wants to begin to take up other pieces of his domestic agenda. host: we will talk about jeb bush a little bit later in this segment. i do want to get to some other calls. mike has been patient from boca raton, florida. he is a democrat. what would you like to say? guest: what do your guests consider the tale but in the dog with speaker boehner -- tail biting the dog with speaker boehner attacking senator mcconnell and other republicans in the senate and what that means? guest: in regard to the issues the other night -- caller: it was after the dinner. the speaker i saw on abc news had made an attack on the republican party in the senate. in particular, speaker boehner went after senator mccain, and i believe it was the speaker had held the senate hostage with his eye rate debate about the nomination, seeing that the senate was not getting anything ac
both sides have stood down on that little bit. it does not look like that is going to be the big battle that some first thought it would be. one of the reasons is that president obama wants to begin to take up other pieces of his domestic agenda. host: we will talk about jeb bush a little bit later in this segment. i do want to get to some other calls. mike has been patient from boca raton, florida. he is a democrat. what would you like to say? guest: what do your guests consider the tale but...
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the obama administration is not likely to cut and run. you see signs in the press to get down to a lower level. level of 6000 is around. if that was to take place, under the afghan security forces operate without the support in forms of air, logistics, and pay, especially when virtually every nato country wants to get out as quickly as possible? we could see a quicker decline in western presence in 2013, rather than 2014. >> would you like to discuss that first? >> this is a legitimate concern. in fact, our defense minister is in town today at the pentagon, discussing some of these issues. he has come with a detailed list of the enablers the afghan national army needs, including, as you mentioned, long-range artillery and intelligence- gathering capabilities. fixed-wing and rotary aircraft for transportation. we have been completely dependent for all of these things on nato and our other friends and allies. again, a lot of these equipments are not as expensive as conducting these operations with nato in afghanistan. if there is a politica
the obama administration is not likely to cut and run. you see signs in the press to get down to a lower level. level of 6000 is around. if that was to take place, under the afghan security forces operate without the support in forms of air, logistics, and pay, especially when virtually every nato country wants to get out as quickly as possible? we could see a quicker decline in western presence in 2013, rather than 2014. >> would you like to discuss that first? >> this is a...
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he accused president obama of making a reckless threat to shut down the government. he was referring to the president's threat to veto a homeland security spending bill. speaker boehner's news conference lasted about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. this morning, i sent the president a letter urging him to reconsider his reckless threat the government later this year. the bill passed the house with overwhelming support. the bill says the president will not sign any spending bill unless we agree to his demands for a broader budget deal. in short, the president said higher taxes and higher spending or we will shut down the government. i think that is reckless. no one wants to make progress on the deficit more than i do. i have been working on it for years. i know how hard it is. that is why the idea of shutting down the government if we cannot find a deal is so irresponsible. the truth is that we have a consequence. we are failing to find further deficit-reduction. it is called sequestration. the president knows that. he concocted this idea and insisted upon it.
he accused president obama of making a reckless threat to shut down the government. he was referring to the president's threat to veto a homeland security spending bill. speaker boehner's news conference lasted about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. this morning, i sent the president a letter urging him to reconsider his reckless threat the government later this year. the bill passed the house with overwhelming support. the bill says the president will not sign any spending bill...
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this is a serious situation when you think of these documents in a country we are seeing a crack down on information like we haven't seen before. the number of whistle blowers who are being prosecuted under the obama administration, more being prosecuted today than in all past administrations combined. the story of bradley manning is more than the story of this one young man. it is a message to all whistle blowers understand particularly young people in the military who have went and come back and seen atrocities terrified to speak out because they are afraid could they face the same fate. it is our job at journalist to bring you this information. and so for all the bloggers and journalist who are listening and watching and will see this on c- span and other global and national outlets. we have a responsibility. it is extremely serious. [applause] >> you know the efforts to silence bradley manning for the good of quote national security, are metaphorically both not allowing as much as possible as the government would have it his voice to be heard, but also of course his crime quote un
this is a serious situation when you think of these documents in a country we are seeing a crack down on information like we haven't seen before. the number of whistle blowers who are being prosecuted under the obama administration, more being prosecuted today than in all past administrations combined. the story of bradley manning is more than the story of this one young man. it is a message to all whistle blowers understand particularly young people in the military who have went and come back...
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the system is down at the moment. yes, gliches can be expected whenever a new system is started, but obamacare is not ready. americans weren't ready for the employer mandate and not ready for the individual mandate and not ready for the middle device tax. it will harm the economy. it already has. and so what we are for is for the senate and the president to negotiate and we are ready to reopen our government when they do. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: mr. speaker, obamacare, on its first day, is emblem attic of what we can expect from obamacare in the future. already providing to be an economic disaster. businesses are cutting back on full-time employees. some people are losing their jobs. many are losing their hours as well. for businesses with less than 50 employees,
the system is down at the moment. yes, gliches can be expected whenever a new system is started, but obamacare is not ready. americans weren't ready for the employer mandate and not ready for the individual mandate and not ready for the middle device tax. it will harm the economy. it already has. and so what we are for is for the senate and the president to negotiate and we are ready to reopen our government when they do. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does...
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hopefully, doma will be struck down, but we will have work to do. i hope all of these people who are coming out in favor of marriage equality will be there for us for equal -- for employment equality, too. what is for me personally gratifying is that coming our community, we have a large gay community, gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual community. that we don't know them that way. we know them as being part of our community, whether it's the theomy, the social fabric, healthcare providers or leaders -- in every aspect of a community's life. over the years, one of the questions i would be asked, especially when i became part of the leadership, when i first became quick and after that, one of the first questions that a journalist asked me would be do you support gay marriage? and i would always say that i support gay marriage. i don't believe in dissemination kind. kind and -- of any and it was like we have labeled you. it was a badge of honor for me. now it's a badge of honor for a lot of people that, for a long time, it was something that we knew w
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he's quoted in the "washington post" this morning with the headline saying that he could slow down obama's efforts on gun control. have the two of you talked about any sort of compromise legislation? guest: we've had some good conversations in terms of the leadup to this new congress. he called to congratulate me, and he and i have had some discussions about different things that we might work together on, but we have not specifically spoken about gun issues. host: immigration reform? guest: we have not talked about immigration reform in the broader sense and my predecessor, lamar smith, had extensive discussions with regard to the legislation that the house passed at the end of the last congress in december to address a program that i've been trying to eliminate for many years called the visa lottery or visa diversity program. 55,000 green cards given away not based on family reunification or job skills that are needed in the united states but based on pure luck. that was then tied to a program to encourage people who attend u.s. universities with science, technology, engineering and math
he's quoted in the "washington post" this morning with the headline saying that he could slow down obama's efforts on gun control. have the two of you talked about any sort of compromise legislation? guest: we've had some good conversations in terms of the leadup to this new congress. he called to congratulate me, and he and i have had some discussions about different things that we might work together on, but we have not specifically spoken about gun issues. host: immigration reform?...
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the bill goes down the same road that helped elect barack obama, president of the united states. in the end, whatever happens here, women will win. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentlelady from tennessee is recognized. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i yield two minutes to the chairman of the republican women's policy committee, mrs. ellmers from north. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mrs. ellmers: thank you, madam speaker, and thank you to my esteemed colleague for handling the time here on the floor on this very important issue. madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1797, an important bill that will protect women and unborn children. this legislation is supported by reliable scientific research that shows that an unborn child at 20 weeks gestation can feel pain. coupled with a now known dangerous acts of an boorsics like kermit gozz -- abortionist like kermit gosnell, congress must act. an unexpected pregnancy
the bill goes down the same road that helped elect barack obama, president of the united states. in the end, whatever happens here, women will win. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentlelady from tennessee is recognized. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i yield two minutes to the chairman of the republican women's policy committee, mrs. ellmers from north. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady...
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he didn't water it down as some pundits think that obama should water his position down. the second time around, after we went through all the big fights, president lincoln stood firm and spoke firmly, clearly but also conciliatory as he should have been. folks back in 1865 probably thought, lincoln ought to be more sympathetic to the south, he ought to work with them more. i am not comparing our bedgetary problems to slavery. i am not saying they are sympathetic to slavery. they're not. that's not true. i am simply trying to make the point that you can -- when you start out trying to work with somebody and you can't get anywhere, you go through all the travails and difficulty of try to get somewhere and you can't. then at the end of the fight, if you win, probably you are going to say, look, i tried to work with you. you wouldn't work with me. i ended upcoming out on top of this thing, so now i am going to bargain for my position. that's not saying the president is not going to negotiate. it's not saying the democrats aren't going to negotiate. we are going to negotiate.
he didn't water it down as some pundits think that obama should water his position down. the second time around, after we went through all the big fights, president lincoln stood firm and spoke firmly, clearly but also conciliatory as he should have been. folks back in 1865 probably thought, lincoln ought to be more sympathetic to the south, he ought to work with them more. i am not comparing our bedgetary problems to slavery. i am not saying they are sympathetic to slavery. they're not. that's...
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the obama administration backed down. then congress said you cannot take them. aat he's got to do is grow pair of big ones, but he's got to have a plan and these guys to work it. there are problems, but it's doable, and he has the power to do it. it will take a few months, but he could do it. >> there's no political value in doing it. >> it has to be moral. >> it's your legacy. >> the lady behind you. >> where am i going? >> sorry. i'm from the constitution project on the detainee treatment. colonel davis managed the dark times yesterday. i was wondering, there are a number of individuals who have been slated for indefinite detention. he just said if they were brought here, we could begin to argue against the indefinite detention, but there's also the argument emerging that if there were to be brought here, it's a guantanamo or to be closed, they would likely be held in federal super max prisons, where the conditions would be much worse than at guantanamo. your thoughts? >> if i could jump in, you mentioned the word "like
the obama administration backed down. then congress said you cannot take them. aat he's got to do is grow pair of big ones, but he's got to have a plan and these guys to work it. there are problems, but it's doable, and he has the power to do it. it will take a few months, but he could do it. >> there's no political value in doing it. >> it has to be moral. >> it's your legacy. >> the lady behind you. >> where am i going? >> sorry. i'm from the constitution...
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president obama and michelle obama are departing today for new york city. this took place about an hour ago. both will attend the opening of the general assembly today. the president is afternoon will meet with the president of ageria and will take part in civil society roundtable. tomorrow, obama will address the u.n.n -- the you can see live coverage of the president tomorrow on c-span. joe biden is in colorado today, surveying the damage from recent floods there. this afternoon he will join the governing and the fema administrator for an update on recovery efforts. we will have that news conference at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. today, homeland security, and other officials will testify reduce human trafficking. barely 20,000 people are trafficked to this country for prostitution or domestic servitude. this will be at 2:30 eastern on c-span. >> we are in prospect garden. this is a garden that mrs. wilson design. which he was in the white house, she brings the white house partner that here to this garden createshe says, let's re- the rose section of thi
president obama and michelle obama are departing today for new york city. this took place about an hour ago. both will attend the opening of the general assembly today. the president is afternoon will meet with the president of ageria and will take part in civil society roundtable. tomorrow, obama will address the u.n.n -- the you can see live coverage of the president tomorrow on c-span. joe biden is in colorado today, surveying the damage from recent floods there. this afternoon he will join...
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is down 40%. now, mr. chairman, i want to repeat. this is information that comes from the department of energy, the energy information agency. that is an agency within the obama administration system of while we have increased oil and gas production in this country, it is in fact in spite of this administration, not because of. and the reason why this legislation is so important, again, it's not done for today, it's done for future generations. it is in our best interests, a growing economy needs a certainty of energy. this bill provides a certainty of energy because we are d drilling on -- we are drilling on federal offshore areas. and it has a national security aspect to it as well, mr. chairman. every day we hear news about the mideast and the volatility in the mideast and yet we talk, opec is principally positioned in the mideast, not wholly but principally in the mideast. is it not in our best interest, therefore, when we know we have these resources, to utilize them from a national security
is down 40%. now, mr. chairman, i want to repeat. this is information that comes from the department of energy, the energy information agency. that is an agency within the obama administration system of while we have increased oil and gas production in this country, it is in fact in spite of this administration, not because of. and the reason why this legislation is so important, again, it's not done for today, it's done for future generations. it is in our best interests, a growing economy...
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national debt is up, family take-home pay is down. if president obama's trillion-dollar stimulus didn't work, how is a shallow imitation going to help us now? the president's budget will never balance and will yield an endless string of deficits. the republican path to prosperity requires washington to make do with a little less and keeps money in the private sector where it can be invested in job creation, expansion and real economic growth. the american people waited 65 days for the president's budget. they deserve more than stimulus and taxes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, it's now been 829 days since i arrived in congress and the republican leadership has not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. mr. speaker, i'm devastated. and my american people are devastated. ms. wilson: unemployment is depriving p
national debt is up, family take-home pay is down. if president obama's trillion-dollar stimulus didn't work, how is a shallow imitation going to help us now? the president's budget will never balance and will yield an endless string of deficits. the republican path to prosperity requires washington to make do with a little less and keeps money in the private sector where it can be invested in job creation, expansion and real economic growth. the american people waited 65 days for the...
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instead he got president obama to shut down the program. -- dent obama owe blinald obliged. they made sure the n.r.c. technical conclusions saw no light of day. the state attorney's general for both washington and south carolina together with the national association of regulatory utility commissioners, akin county, south carolina, and a county in nevada, said they violated the nuclear waste policy act by ceasing its review of the yucca mountain license application which is mandated under the law. it is before the district of columbia circuit court of aps. took office, he said they would restore scientific finding in government -- he made a memorandum, political officials should not suppress or alter scientific or technological findings or conclusions. if information is developed and used by the federal government, it should ordinarily be made available to the public. except for information that is properly restricted from disclosure. each agency should make available to the public the scientific and technical findings and conclusions considered or relied upon in policy deci
instead he got president obama to shut down the program. -- dent obama owe blinald obliged. they made sure the n.r.c. technical conclusions saw no light of day. the state attorney's general for both washington and south carolina together with the national association of regulatory utility commissioners, akin county, south carolina, and a county in nevada, said they violated the nuclear waste policy act by ceasing its review of the yucca mountain license application which is mandated under the...
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host: what will the president obama's at this he? -- what will president obama's legacy be? guest: he did wind down the war in iraq. he is in the process of winding down the war in at anniston. heavy use of drones, targeted killings, trying to deal with threats to american national security via technology from a distance with minimal risk to american lives is one that is central to their strategy but is also opened up a host of related issues month many of which that have not been mitigated. how can the president of the united states being an american citizen to be justifiably killed? you will see some of the internal debate about this began to play out in public. there is going to be an epic that'll over the next several years over military spending. pentagon spending has grown very substantially over the last 10 years. my guess is that the combination of fiscal pressures and a need to create military force and ability to project american power around the world in a different way will worst some rethinking of the structure of our military. do the republicans go along with t
host: what will the president obama's at this he? -- what will president obama's legacy be? guest: he did wind down the war in iraq. he is in the process of winding down the war in at anniston. heavy use of drones, targeted killings, trying to deal with threats to american national security via technology from a distance with minimal risk to american lives is one that is central to their strategy but is also opened up a host of related issues month many of which that have not been mitigated....
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now we're nearly five years down the road and the second obama term and the policies we're living under and have been have been the obama economic policies, not the republican policies and certainly not president bush. so mr. speaker, i'd like to talk about kermit gosnell. you know, the mayor of philadelphia says that dr. kermit gosnell is an aberration, an outlier, a rare case. gosnell, of course, is the abortionist in philadelphia who's awaiting a verdict on charges of killing four babies and a woman. we know there were many more. philadelphia's mayor said of these atrocities, quote, this is a highly unusual situation, unquote. perhaps it's no wonder why some see gosnell as an aberration. his clinic was inspected only three times in 31 years and it was never inspected from 1993 to 2010. the gruesome discovery of multiple body parts from aborted babies, blood spattered on walls and other deplorable conditions were discovered only by accident. and i want to point out that i think we know what dr. gosnell was all about. he was about not elevated principles of doing right for women, women
now we're nearly five years down the road and the second obama term and the policies we're living under and have been have been the obama economic policies, not the republican policies and certainly not president bush. so mr. speaker, i'd like to talk about kermit gosnell. you know, the mayor of philadelphia says that dr. kermit gosnell is an aberration, an outlier, a rare case. gosnell, of course, is the abortionist in philadelphia who's awaiting a verdict on charges of killing four babies and...
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obama has already made that known to congress and the senate. he's already told them, listen, throughout time we can sit down at the table, we can talk about , you know, the bad things that are in the bill, in the affordable care act, and then we can correct them over a period of time and, you know, the things that are messed up mountain bill haven't went into effect yet. it's like we'll correct them when they come into effect. >> all right. that was independent. democrat, david, niagara falls. go ahead, david. caller: we're dealing with a continuing resolution that was passed 18 times for president reagan. and 14 times for president bush with no problems. it has nothing to do with x.l. pipeline or delaying or defunding obamacare. the united states people are getting sick and tired of republicans' games and there's going to be a point shortly if they don't do something and stop this insanity, people are going to get their guns out of their closets and go on the streets. is that what they want? is that what the republicans want? they haven't done
obama has already made that known to congress and the senate. he's already told them, listen, throughout time we can sit down at the table, we can talk about , you know, the bad things that are in the bill, in the affordable care act, and then we can correct them over a period of time and, you know, the things that are messed up mountain bill haven't went into effect yet. it's like we'll correct them when they come into effect. >> all right. that was independent. democrat, david, niagara...
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this is what obama's team did so well in the 2012 election where they could data mine down to individuals and figure out what the triggers were for them, how to message, and this is what we will have to do. we will have to do it with individual communities. >> any comment on that? >> 15 under two comments, going into the communities, degree not the things that government would normally do, and how can we cobble together a group of businesses or community activists to do that function and communicate -- whether it is testing for diabetes or blood pressure or a job fair, let's not get the government to do it. how can we get your businesses in your town or churches or organizations to come together and say, sponsored by your local business community? >> how about getting people to help them fill out their tax forms to save them from the irs? [applause] >> i think we unfortunately are out of time. i wish we had hours to spend with this fantastic panel. you have a great lineup of speakers coming. i will make one shameless plug the house conservative website. d to take this after five weeks in
this is what obama's team did so well in the 2012 election where they could data mine down to individuals and figure out what the triggers were for them, how to message, and this is what we will have to do. we will have to do it with individual communities. >> any comment on that? >> 15 under two comments, going into the communities, degree not the things that government would normally do, and how can we cobble together a group of businesses or community activists to do that...
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down guantanamo bay, we're going to kind of get off the field, it's going to be over. i just don't think that has any impact. secondly, the transfer reads, according to a political article, f.b.i. director robert muller stated that the transfer of detainees to local jails could affect or infect other prisoners or have the capability of affecting events outside the prison system. i agree with director muller. i think director muller's done a great job. on the other case, he was in .lexandria for four years and to bring some of these people and to try them here creates a lot of problems. the other issue, 15%, at least, and this is an old figure, it could be higher, it could be a little bit lower, but at least 15% of the terrorist recidivism rate of released detainees that were released back to yemen, and places like that, it is not unheard of to have, as you release some and some were released in the bush administration, went back on the field and killed our men and women. and so to release these, certainly you would never do this in an appropriation bill. you would have
down guantanamo bay, we're going to kind of get off the field, it's going to be over. i just don't think that has any impact. secondly, the transfer reads, according to a political article, f.b.i. director robert muller stated that the transfer of detainees to local jails could affect or infect other prisoners or have the capability of affecting events outside the prison system. i agree with director muller. i think director muller's done a great job. on the other case, he was in .lexandria for...
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, double down, increase taxes, increase spending and increase regulation. the number of new major regulations the obama administration has issued and plans to issue, generally regulations with more than $100 million, is without modern precedent. testimony before the judiciary committee this term and during the 112th congress has plainly shown the connection between skyrocketing levels of regulation and declining levels of jobs and growth. to make matters worse, it is increasingly the case that when congress refuses to unable the administration's flawed policies through legislation, the administration issues new regulations to achieve an end run around congress. the reins act is one of the most powerful measures we can adopt to end the administration's flawed policies on the american people. it achieves that result in the simplest and clearest ways by requiring an up or down vote before any new major regulation can be imposed on our economy. some say the reins act will mean the end to major new regulation even when new regulation is needed but it does not pr
, double down, increase taxes, increase spending and increase regulation. the number of new major regulations the obama administration has issued and plans to issue, generally regulations with more than $100 million, is without modern precedent. testimony before the judiciary committee this term and during the 112th congress has plainly shown the connection between skyrocketing levels of regulation and declining levels of jobs and growth. to make matters worse, it is increasingly the case that...
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footing as what president obama gave a pass to business? now, mr. speaker, i'm from texas . and i recognize that we like freedom and opportunity and less taxes and more opportunities, by golly, we employ a lot of people. but i think the whole country sees this. what the whole country sees is, the reasonableness that the republican party comes to the floor and we are going to keep the battle going, saying we think everybody, at least every individual should be treated the same as business. we think the president of the united states made a mistake and we are politely today trying to say, mr. president, can we please fix that mistake? can we please give to the individuals of this country, men and women who pay their taxes and work hard, can we give them equal representation with what you gave to people who run businesses? now, i'm a business guy, but i'm also an individual. and that's why the republican party is doing what we're doing, mr. speaker. we are not asking for anything that's unreasonable. as a matter of fact, if i hurry up, we coul
footing as what president obama gave a pass to business? now, mr. speaker, i'm from texas . and i recognize that we like freedom and opportunity and less taxes and more opportunities, by golly, we employ a lot of people. but i think the whole country sees this. what the whole country sees is, the reasonableness that the republican party comes to the floor and we are going to keep the battle going, saying we think everybody, at least every individual should be treated the same as business. we...
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the energy department says that he offered his resignation to president obama. he won a nobel prize in physics, but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loans. he was widely expected to leave following the president's reelection last fall. he will resign once a successor is confirmed. the associated press reported along with a number of sources that energy secretary chu will be stepping down. coming up this afternoon, secretary of state hillary clinton will give her peril addressed to the state department this afternoon. that will be at 2:30 eastern. we will have live coverage on c- span. right now, washington journal from this morning, a discussion on the trust deficit that has occurred in this country as americans have lost faith in major institutions such as government and the financial sector. host: this is john hilsenrath from the wall street journal, the chief economics correspondent. gyou wrote a piece about how the trust deficit is hurting the economy. guest: we don't usually talk about trust deficit. we talk about budget deficits an
the energy department says that he offered his resignation to president obama. he won a nobel prize in physics, but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loans. he was widely expected to leave following the president's reelection last fall. he will resign once a successor is confirmed. the associated press reported along with a number of sources that energy secretary chu will be stepping down. coming up this afternoon, secretary of state hillary clinton will give her peril...
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president obama wants a deal because if he can say to people 20 gears -- years down the road, look, i figured out a way to solve it. was it perfect? no, but i brought it in. that is what he wants. that is why his budget document is that centerish piece. in the credits, chris van hollen -- democrats, of chris van hollon among them, would prefer 90% so that the horse trading which they believe is inevitable, so that when that horse trading happens, does not water it down to something they would rather almost not have pass. host: betty joins us on our independent line, south carolina. caller: good morning. i am more democrat than independent, but i am independent, two. i would like to say one thing. i live down here in charleston, south carolina, beautiful part of the city. i am in low income senior housing. to get to the point, i only moved here for the climate. i am originally from sandy hook, connecticut. i moved here from dan berry, but i grew up in sandy hook. my daughter was working in one school that day. my grandson was in the high school, and god blessed me with my family being
president obama wants a deal because if he can say to people 20 gears -- years down the road, look, i figured out a way to solve it. was it perfect? no, but i brought it in. that is what he wants. that is why his budget document is that centerish piece. in the credits, chris van hollen -- democrats, of chris van hollon among them, would prefer 90% so that the horse trading which they believe is inevitable, so that when that horse trading happens, does not water it down to something they would...
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as president obama said, climate change is a priority. we are going to take action. we began with the administration's actions with endangerment finding. that was a groundbreaking decision which led us down the path of regulating carbon as a pollutant. it opened the door to some historic achievements that vicky mentioned, we will continue to dwell on them. one must dwell on success. especially when you have a long road ahead, every milestone it should be celebrated. the light and heavy duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards was, in fact, are remarkable achievement. a look at -- it looked at the contentious process between the epa and the car industry to figure out how we could align our goals on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions and how we could speak together with one voice, which we had never done before. how we could do that with the support and engagement, total engagement, of the companies themselves. how we could work hand-in-hand with california, and hand-in- hand with the unions that service these manufacturing companies, and really do something that h
as president obama said, climate change is a priority. we are going to take action. we began with the administration's actions with endangerment finding. that was a groundbreaking decision which led us down the path of regulating carbon as a pollutant. it opened the door to some historic achievements that vicky mentioned, we will continue to dwell on them. one must dwell on success. especially when you have a long road ahead, every milestone it should be celebrated. the light and heavy duty...
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diverting $250 million would significantly slow down the schedule for these two programs. we expect president obama to announce likely next week in berlin that he will seek to reduce or reduce forces by a third beyond the new start treaty reductions we have yet to put in place. we need to put the brakes on this. the president is proposing dangerous changes to our nuclear forces and i urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. larsen: how much time do i have? the chair: the gentleman from washington has 33/4. mr. larsen: i yield the balance of the time to mr. cooper from tennessee. the chair: without objection. he gentleman from tennessee the chair: without objection, the gentleman from tennessee criminals the remapeder of the time. mr. cooper: it's a shame that president ronald reagan would have a hard time getting nominated in today's republican party. if you look at what president reagan said, he called for the abolition of, quote, all nuclear weapons, end of quote. furthermore, he went on to say that these
diverting $250 million would significantly slow down the schedule for these two programs. we expect president obama to announce likely next week in berlin that he will seek to reduce or reduce forces by a third beyond the new start treaty reductions we have yet to put in place. we need to put the brakes on this. the president is proposing dangerous changes to our nuclear forces and i urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr....
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and that's based on barack obama getting 71% of the hispanic vote. because that number has, it's gone up and down but it's crept up for democrats over time. what they have forgotten is, tens of millions of dollars and very much organizational effort has been put into it by democrats to call republicans racist and my colleagues on my side of the aisle seem to disregard that all of that money spent, all those dishonesties perpetrated, they think that if it exists at all, it didn't have any effect, it was just those two words that mitt romney said, self-deport. we need to look at the actual facts. the actual facts are, bob dole had the lowest percentage of hispanic vote when he ran for president in 1996. and it's also true that ronald reagan signing the amnesty act in 1996 didn't get george h.w. bush, bush 41, a higher percentage of the hispanic vote but a lower percentage. if they're going to core late this thing, here's how you correlate it, mr. speaker, it's this. there were about 800,000 people that were originally to qualify for amnesty in 1986 tha
and that's based on barack obama getting 71% of the hispanic vote. because that number has, it's gone up and down but it's crept up for democrats over time. what they have forgotten is, tens of millions of dollars and very much organizational effort has been put into it by democrats to call republicans racist and my colleagues on my side of the aisle seem to disregard that all of that money spent, all those dishonesties perpetrated, they think that if it exists at all, it didn't have any...
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when mothers, fathers and small business owners face budget problems, they sit down around the kitchen or office table with pens, pencils and calculators and get to work. mr. rothfus: it is time for the president and our friends across the aisle to adopt the same commonsense practices of budgeting and prioritization that hardworking men and women in the private sector use every single day. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. well, we passed a c.r. today. we've seen the sequester go through this week, unfortunately and so now here we are. we ask the president to not scare the country, he will make it as painful as possible, but do the positive things to make this work. we have to rein in spending in the united states. it has to be for our children, for our future. instead of t
when mothers, fathers and small business owners face budget problems, they sit down around the kitchen or office table with pens, pencils and calculators and get to work. mr. rothfus: it is time for the president and our friends across the aisle to adopt the same commonsense practices of budgeting and prioritization that hardworking men and women in the private sector use every single day. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman...
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but president obama needs to sit down with the leaders, come up with a group of four names, two acceptable republicans, and two acceptable democrats and the republicans have to make sure they are not too far to the right and democrats not too far to the left. and the senate would approve them. host: clarksburg, west virginia, this is spence. go ahead. caller: this makes the george washington university look awfully good. he's very smart. you should have him back. he's very knowledgeable. i would like for him to address how state workers sometimes they do the federal jobs and many -- in many regards. the state have them do -- your disabled. some of your welfare. things that are federally chartered. i'd like for you to address those two issues together there. and then i would like to ask also -- some people are required to do training. this person is taking the same training is not a college degree person, but they have to do the same job that's the college person with the degree. that person is now not paid the same. however the person with the 15 years' experience has to train different pe
but president obama needs to sit down with the leaders, come up with a group of four names, two acceptable republicans, and two acceptable democrats and the republicans have to make sure they are not too far to the right and democrats not too far to the left. and the senate would approve them. host: clarksburg, west virginia, this is spence. go ahead. caller: this makes the george washington university look awfully good. he's very smart. you should have him back. he's very knowledgeable. i...
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the veto came down to the point of identifying assad as culpable for using chemical weapons. now, this whole issue of whether the u.s. will launch military strike or not has dragged on for weeks, and now gotten to a point where obama has back tracked what he said a week and a half and two weeks ago, the u.n. is paralyzed and there is a dead lock and the u.s. needs to continue on with this military strike, skip the u.n. if there is a need to do so and now he's backing the diplomatic approach. before obama wants to see this happen i think maybe kind of realistically speaking side stepping this issue of culpability and be realistic and talking to the russians about a way forward on timeline and tactical issues and perhaps that could lead to diplomatic proimpress. -- progress and that could avoid the issue -- carried on for the past weeks and months. st: sangwon yoon, to wrap this up, what do the united nations play in this if any at all? >> right now there will be bilateral discussions between the u.s. and russia. when it's worked out, then it will come down to the security coun
the veto came down to the point of identifying assad as culpable for using chemical weapons. now, this whole issue of whether the u.s. will launch military strike or not has dragged on for weeks, and now gotten to a point where obama has back tracked what he said a week and a half and two weeks ago, the u.n. is paralyzed and there is a dead lock and the u.s. needs to continue on with this military strike, skip the u.n. if there is a need to do so and now he's backing the diplomatic approach....
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this -- missile defense systems that can shoot down north korean missiles can do the same with the chinese missiles. russia as parallel concerns with systems that are intended to protect against the threat from iran, but can also destroy a rougher car -- a russian weapons. whether the imperfect cuban missile analogy applies will depend on what engine cost actions going forward with the resources and policy attention needed to sustain a robust rebalancing to agents -- to a jet provided, or will they wither away under the cover of financial constraints such as the to sequester? before that legislation, there was already concerned that the administration cost rhetoric on rebalancing would not match the deployment of resources to sustain an american presence of a long-term credit achieving a ratio of ships in the pacific could be done by drawing down may be assets in the mediterranean and the persian gulf, without adding anything to asia. in recent weeks under the rationale of defense spending cuts, either previously planned or as a result of the sequester, the u.s. military has taken several
this -- missile defense systems that can shoot down north korean missiles can do the same with the chinese missiles. russia as parallel concerns with systems that are intended to protect against the threat from iran, but can also destroy a rougher car -- a russian weapons. whether the imperfect cuban missile analogy applies will depend on what engine cost actions going forward with the resources and policy attention needed to sustain a robust rebalancing to agents -- to a jet provided, or will...
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and i think what president obama and the obama white house wants is for the bill to be voted down and the house of representatives because they want a political issue in 2014 and 2016. and i tell you to my mind, the clarifying moment of the entire immigration debate occurred during the judiciary committee markup. i introduced a whole series of amendments to approve this bill. one amendment is put real teeth in border security. that was rejected. one amendment was to eliminate the path to citizenship for the 11 million people here illegally. now, that amendment left the underlying provisions of the bill that provided an illegal work permit after the border was secured. and senator chuck schumer responded and he said -- if there is no citizenship, there can be no reform. and i actually took the opportunity to thank senator schumer, thank him for his candor. i said senator schumer has been clear today. he's stated he's won overarching political goal and that partisan political goal is more important than every other thing in this bill. he has stated if he doesn't get 100% of his partisan
and i think what president obama and the obama white house wants is for the bill to be voted down and the house of representatives because they want a political issue in 2014 and 2016. and i tell you to my mind, the clarifying moment of the entire immigration debate occurred during the judiciary committee markup. i introduced a whole series of amendments to approve this bill. one amendment is put real teeth in border security. that was rejected. one amendment was to eliminate the path to...
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that is why obama cannot beat us. cannot beat us. that is why we don't hunt down. we don't cower in fear. we carry on. we race. we strive. we build and rework and we love and we raise our kids to do the same, and we come together to celebrate life and to walk our cities and to cheer our team, celtics and and patriots and bruins are champions again, the crowd will gather and watch a parade go down boylston street, and this time next year, on the third monday in april, the world will return to this great american city to run harder than ever and to cheer even louder for the 118th boston marathon. [applause] tomorrow, the sun will rise over boston. tomorrow, the sun will rise over this country that we love. this special place, this state of grace. scripture tells us to run with endurance the race that is set before us. hold closeay god those who have been taken from us too soon. may he comfort their families, and may he continue to watch over these united states of america. [applause] andords of comfort encouragement from the president of the united states, barack oba
that is why obama cannot beat us. cannot beat us. that is why we don't hunt down. we don't cower in fear. we carry on. we race. we strive. we build and rework and we love and we raise our kids to do the same, and we come together to celebrate life and to walk our cities and to cheer our team, celtics and and patriots and bruins are champions again, the crowd will gather and watch a parade go down boylston street, and this time next year, on the third monday in april, the world will return to...
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what they need to do is president obama has to sit down with republican leadership in the senate and they have to put together a package, probably two democrats, two republicans, republicans are going to lean toward management, the democrats will lean toward labor, and what they need to do is get those people confirmed. the labor board recently had a decision by the d.c. circuit court of appeals here in washington where they ruled this several appointments made by president obama were not during a technical resthofse senate. what the republicans were doing is when they went home, they would have brief sessions where no one was there, just so they could pretend they were still in session. the supreme court ruled a couple of years ago if you don't have at least three full board members, you don't have a quorum so at least three of the five have to be full board members, right now we only have one. i think chairman pierce is the only actual board member right now. so they can't issue any decisions according to d.c. circuit that are formal. the labor board right now is ignoring that deci
what they need to do is president obama has to sit down with republican leadership in the senate and they have to put together a package, probably two democrats, two republicans, republicans are going to lean toward management, the democrats will lean toward labor, and what they need to do is get those people confirmed. the labor board recently had a decision by the d.c. circuit court of appeals here in washington where they ruled this several appointments made by president obama were not...
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. >> court challenges could tear down major pieces of obama care. underalthcare law is attack in in the court even as the administration springs toward its full implementation. >> thanks for being with us. what is this all about? >> legal challenges are not finished. there are a handful of lawsuits and some in the pipeline that are closer to getting to the higher courts and other. irs settingn the up programs. if that ever got to the supreme court that could be struck down. irs has been in the news lately. a couple other issues. these are battles that are beyond those. it will probably take more than a year to get to. the legal challenges of obamacare are ongoing. >> there is one point with s illegallyhe iress incrementing these new studies to help people buy insurance. there are new hearings. bedanny were full will testifying for the house appropriations committee. that is just the beginning of the hearing. the ways and means committee will be hearing from conservative group and their experience of being targeted and then later in the week we have
. >> court challenges could tear down major pieces of obama care. underalthcare law is attack in in the court even as the administration springs toward its full implementation. >> thanks for being with us. what is this all about? >> legal challenges are not finished. there are a handful of lawsuits and some in the pipeline that are closer to getting to the higher courts and other. irs settingn the up programs. if that ever got to the supreme court that could be struck down....
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this is a moment us week, the supreme court striking down doma. and on stuse, president obama recommitted his administration to deal with the moral imperative of climate change. all around us the evidence is mounting with extreme weather events, drought, flooding, wildfires, shrinking polar ice caps, invasive plants and pests our farmers have never seen before. the president outlined new administrative initiatives because congress is incapable of acting. sadly, the house of representatives is led by climate skeptics, climate deniers and climate cowards. my hope is that if the republicans in the house won't allow action it will at least stay out of the president's way. protecting the planet and our grandchildren's future ought not to be bringing out the worst in us but the best. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. williams: at a time when millions of americans are out of work and the cost of
this is a moment us week, the supreme court striking down doma. and on stuse, president obama recommitted his administration to deal with the moral imperative of climate change. all around us the evidence is mounting with extreme weather events, drought, flooding, wildfires, shrinking polar ice caps, invasive plants and pests our farmers have never seen before. the president outlined new administrative initiatives because congress is incapable of acting. sadly, the house of representatives is...
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and this report points out from investors.com, the president boosts taxes on the middle class , obama proposes to change the goth's consumer price index in a way that will lower the official inflation rate, he's selling it as a way ocut social security annual cost of living adjustments which are based on the c.b.i. but -- c.p.i. but because his change c.p.i. would also apply to tax bracket adjustments, it will end up hiking taxes on the middle class $124 billion. the american people deserve better and i hope and pray the senate will wake up, come to their senses and stop trying to ram legislation through that america does not deserve. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the chair recognizes the gentlewoman rom ohio, ms. kaptur for 0 minutes. ms. kaptur: i -- for 30 minutes. ms. kaptur: i rise tonight to speak against any proposed reduction in earned social security benefits through the so-called chain c.p.i. calculation. no issue better focuses the interests of the senior citizens of our
and this report points out from investors.com, the president boosts taxes on the middle class , obama proposes to change the goth's consumer price index in a way that will lower the official inflation rate, he's selling it as a way ocut social security annual cost of living adjustments which are based on the c.b.i. but -- c.p.i. but because his change c.p.i. would also apply to tax bracket adjustments, it will end up hiking taxes on the middle class $124 billion. the american people deserve...
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., the obama administration knew about sequestration. in fact, the f.a.a. knows and this chart shows that in fact air traffic is down some 27% in the last decade. f.a.a. failed to make reductions where air traffic has actually been reduced. the f.a.a. knows which airports they can reduce their work force, we've got a report right here that outlines in detail where we have more air traffic controllers than we need. the obama administration is poking congress and the american people, the flying public, in the eye. there's no reason for this mess. i tell you this, if ronald reagan were president this whole fiasco would have been over monday morning. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina eek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. these f.a.a. flight delays have been in effect for less than a week and already the american people are suffering. f.a.a.'s final -- financial mismanagement is now
., the obama administration knew about sequestration. in fact, the f.a.a. knows and this chart shows that in fact air traffic is down some 27% in the last decade. f.a.a. failed to make reductions where air traffic has actually been reduced. the f.a.a. knows which airports they can reduce their work force, we've got a report right here that outlines in detail where we have more air traffic controllers than we need. the obama administration is poking congress and the american people, the flying...
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they re-elected president obama again understanding that president obama stood for health care for all americans and bringing down the cost of health care in america. that's what this is about. 38 times, give up the ghost, chasing the ghost. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the chair of the health subcommittee on energy and commerce, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. pitts: i rise in support of delaying both employer and individual mandates. according to a new gallup poll, four in 10 uninsured americans don't even realize they'll be subject to fines under the affordable care act. they're about to find out that they are required to purchase insurance that is now even more expensive than it was in the past. in california, one of the few states to release detailed data about the cost of obamacare coverage, costs will double for many residents. researchers compared the cost of health plans on the new exc
they re-elected president obama again understanding that president obama stood for health care for all americans and bringing down the cost of health care in america. that's what this is about. 38 times, give up the ghost, chasing the ghost. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the chair of the health subcommittee on energy and commerce, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts. the speaker...
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my question is, why is it that when obama asks to go to war, to do a limited strike on syria, all of a sudden it becomes an issue of political -- this whole thing political is not give him the right to go at least for human rights to at least do something to show the people that chemical weapons is not something that they should be doing? i just don't understand why as republicans and some of the democrats are playing with people's lives that had nothing to do with this guy wanting to kill his own people. i don't understand that. jade: thank you for your question. and truly -- jade: -- guest: thank you for your question. i don't -- people like you that truly are calling in my office some over 3,000 people have called my office. this is something that both democrats and republicans have really struggled with. one is there a national security interest? two, how do we make sure we stand with our allies. and make sure that they know that they can count on us. and then the third part of that is how do you support our president in a critical time where he's having to make some difficult de
my question is, why is it that when obama asks to go to war, to do a limited strike on syria, all of a sudden it becomes an issue of political -- this whole thing political is not give him the right to go at least for human rights to at least do something to show the people that chemical weapons is not something that they should be doing? i just don't understand why as republicans and some of the democrats are playing with people's lives that had nothing to do with this guy wanting to kill his...
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he sat down with bob schieffer in a "60 minutes" interview. let me share with you a portion of what governor romney said about the selection of paul ryan and his budget. [video clip] >> america has a choice, a very clear choice. are we going to continue to spend a trillion dollars more every year than we take in and passed that burden to our children? >> there's no question your campaign has been making this a referendum on barack obama. there are those who say you are making it a referendum on paul ryan's budget plan. >> i have my plan, and that is the budget plan we are going to run on. host: if you select paul ryan, who is known for his budget, why walk away from it one day after announcing he is your running mate. guest: it is a little baffling. it is one of those things that they did not think through that part of it as they made that decision. host: that was one of the biggest documents paul ryan put forth in 2012. guest: but they knew there was a political risk in picking paul ryan. they knew there is a risk of everybody on the short li
he sat down with bob schieffer in a "60 minutes" interview. let me share with you a portion of what governor romney said about the selection of paul ryan and his budget. [video clip] >> america has a choice, a very clear choice. are we going to continue to spend a trillion dollars more every year than we take in and passed that burden to our children? >> there's no question your campaign has been making this a referendum on barack obama. there are those who say you are...
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he knew the perils of his calling and there at benghazi, far from home, he laid down his life in the service to all of us. sean was also a loving husband and a proud father. he was devoted to his wife, heather, and to his two children, samantha and nathan. mrs. smith said of her late husband, sean supported the mission of diplomacy and served his country with pride and optimism. i wish to offer my deepest condolences and the deepest condolences of this house to the smith family, please know that your family will continue to be in our prayers and our thoughts and thank you and your late husband for yourselfless service to our country and may god bless you. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. mr. pocan: i rise today to give the american people some of the -- some truth telling about what's going on with the f.a.a. and flight delays. we have been told this is the result of the sequester, yet in 2001 there were about 30,000
he knew the perils of his calling and there at benghazi, far from home, he laid down his life in the service to all of us. sean was also a loving husband and a proud father. he was devoted to his wife, heather, and to his two children, samantha and nathan. mrs. smith said of her late husband, sean supported the mission of diplomacy and served his country with pride and optimism. i wish to offer my deepest condolences and the deepest condolences of this house to the smith family, please know...
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president obama's calamitous climate change plan announced yesterday is the latest job-killing bomb to be dropped on kentucky, west virginia, illinois, dozens of other coal states already knocked down after four years of administration policies. this administration has used cold words like streamlining and permit reviews. to shell our communities with regulations and red tape that even the most sophisticated businesses can't adhere to. now, the white house is dismantling our strategic energy advantage and unilaterally disarming our economy in broad daylight. i quote white house climate advisor daniel straight out of the white house, quote, a war on coal is exactly what's needed, end of quote. mr. speaker, a war on goal is exactly what is not needed. a war on coal is a war on middle-class americans. it's a war on jobs, all kinds of jobs. 's already claimed 5,700 direct kentucky jobs in just a year and a half. the vast majority of those in my economically challenged district. there's no recovery in inez or high-tech bomb, mr. speaker. my families are struggling to get back to work, pay t
president obama's calamitous climate change plan announced yesterday is the latest job-killing bomb to be dropped on kentucky, west virginia, illinois, dozens of other coal states already knocked down after four years of administration policies. this administration has used cold words like streamlining and permit reviews. to shell our communities with regulations and red tape that even the most sophisticated businesses can't adhere to. now, the white house is dismantling our strategic energy...
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estimated to cost over $100 million would need to be approved by congress and must be given an up or down vote within 70 legislative days. in his state of the union address, president obama said, quote, to reduce barriers to growth and investment when we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them. h.r. 367 does just that. and allows congress decide whether major rules place unnecessary burdens on job creators. the second bill covered by this rule, mr. speaker, would prohibit the treasury department, including the i.r.s., from implementing or enforcing any provision of obamacare. in the last few months, the american people have learned that the i.r.s. has targeted and intimidated americans exercising their first amendment rights. given the recent scandal and massive amount of sensitive information the i.r.s. is required to collect under obamacare is complete -- it's completely unproipt -- inappropriate for the i.r.s. to be given this responsibility. a recent poll showed that 53% of americans want obamacare repealed entirely. mr. speaker, health care decisions
estimated to cost over $100 million would need to be approved by congress and must be given an up or down vote within 70 legislative days. in his state of the union address, president obama said, quote, to reduce barriers to growth and investment when we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them. h.r. 367 does just that. and allows congress decide whether major rules place unnecessary burdens on job creators. the second bill covered by this rule, mr. speaker,...
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. >> we continue with another member of president obama's cabinet who is stepping down, the transfer terry -- transportation secretary ray lahood. he joined us to discuss some of his department's initiatives, including high-speed rail and the state of politics in our nation's capital. we spoke with him for about 35 minutes. here at d.o.t. and one of them has been texting and driving. you have said that americans are addicted to cell phones and blackberries. why? thisll, we started campaign four years ago. we've had two summits here in washington. i've attended summits in texas and florida. we've really stirred up a lot of interest in what i consider to be a very important safety program. every american has some kind of a phone or texting device. i think we should use them. i've seen people using them at church, funerals, weddings. we've gotten into very, very dangerous behavior because we think we can use them behind a wheel of a car when we're driving. and it's just not safe. only 18 states passed laws. now 39 have passed laws. we're working on trying to get all 50 states to pass la
. >> we continue with another member of president obama's cabinet who is stepping down, the transfer terry -- transportation secretary ray lahood. he joined us to discuss some of his department's initiatives, including high-speed rail and the state of politics in our nation's capital. we spoke with him for about 35 minutes. here at d.o.t. and one of them has been texting and driving. you have said that americans are addicted to cell phones and blackberries. why? thisll, we started...
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one that would create jobs, pear down areas and lift the most vulnerable out of poverty. at the same time the republican-controlled house has yet to bring a bill to the floor to prevent the unconscionable budget sequester from slashing thousands of jobs and pushing poor and low-income individuals over the edge. as the president said this week, we cannot grow the economy by shifting the cost of health care or college on to families that are already struggling or by forcing our communities to lay off more teachers, more firefighters, and more police officers. we must reject the sequester and he reject proposals that would balance the budget on the backs of seniors, veterans, and low-income families. everyone should have the opportunity to climb, strive, and reap the awards of the american cream. that is how we build our -- dream. that is how we build our economy for all and create a better world for our children. thank you, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? withou
one that would create jobs, pear down areas and lift the most vulnerable out of poverty. at the same time the republican-controlled house has yet to bring a bill to the floor to prevent the unconscionable budget sequester from slashing thousands of jobs and pushing poor and low-income individuals over the edge. as the president said this week, we cannot grow the economy by shifting the cost of health care or college on to families that are already struggling or by forcing our communities to lay...